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Title
Know Your City No.12 Lake and boathouse at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, Calif
Date Created and/or Issued
November 29, 1955
Publication Information
Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection
Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information
US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4756
Description
ANSWER:Yes, It’s MacArthur Park--formerly Westlake Park. In the photo, the view is northeasterly, across the lake, looking toward the boathouse and, behind that, the intersection of Alvarado St. and Wilshire Blvd.
KNOW YOUR CITY, NO.12 -- Don't let that palm tree give you the wrong slant. You know this place, even though it's name was changed a while ago. In its day it has taken quite a paddling. Can you guess where this picture was made? Answer on Page 7, Part lll.
Type
Image
Format
b&w negative
Identifier
uclalat_1429_b257_95950AL
ark:/21198/zz0002t4j4
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Landmarks
Boathouses
Lakes--California--Los Angeles County
Parks--California--Los Angeles County
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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